Books
New book: Nowhere Fast: Democracy and Identity in the Twenty First Century
Nowhere Fast looks at the structural and cultural decline of western democracies, particularly the UK. It examines the economic crisis of globalisation, the emergence of a new ‘knowledge class’ and examines the emerging phenomena of populism.
It will be of interest to scholars and researchers in social studies, political philosophy, political economy and economics.
Available online on ethicspress.com
Coronavirus and the strange death of truth
The book takes a broad brush and paints a picture of an increasingly dislocated, atomised world. It sees the Coronavirus problem as a by-product of globalisation and growth theories. In this approach – economy, democracy, history and culture are interrelated. The book can’t be viewed in the old lenses of ‘left’ and ‘right’. The book sees existential problems on a metaphysical level; that is beyond reform in contemporary paradigms. The book sees modern man as atomised and uprooted from traditional experience; the post Enlightenment period has seen the destruction and alienation of homo sapiens from traditional spiritual and material existence; there is a sense of ‘homesickness’. The book attacks the debilitating civilisational suicide of liberal cultural practices which are destroying ideas of family and community. Professor Adrian Wilkinson, Griffith University, Australia describes the book as ‘An impressive wide-ranging and readable book covering History, Politics, Economics and Culture and tracing the ills of the Coronavirus to the unstable world created by Globalisation and Inequality. Bolger provides insightful commentary and argues that change is possible, and we should use the current crisis to reconnect and recognise the importance of solidarity and cooperation.’